Jane (Bridgewater) Martin (abt. 1710 - abt. 1778)

Born about 1710 in Williamsburg, James City, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Valentine Martin — married 1730 in Cumberland, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 23 Nov 1778 at about age 68 in Cumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Lester Frank Martin [send private message], Janet Grasso [send private message], and Katie Thies [send private message]

Biography

Jane Bridgewater was born about 1710 in the Colony of Virginia.^[1] She was the daughter of Thomas Bridgewater and Hester.^[1]

Jane married Valentine Martin around 1730 in Virginia.^[1] Jane and Valentine are said to have had twelve children together.^[2]

Jane died in July of 1760 in Cumberland County, Virginia.^[2]

Birth

Birth: 1698 Virginia^[2]

Alternate Birth: 1710 Colony of Virginia^[1]

Family

Husband: Valentine Martin

Wife: Jane Bridgewater

Marriage Date: 1730^[1]

Place: Virginia^[2]

Children:

1. Orson Martin - Born: About 1720 - Death: July 1786^[2] (On FindAGrave birth is 1735)
2. Valentine Martin - Born: 1722 - Death: Unknown^[2]
3. Jobe Martin - Born: 1724 - Death: Unknown^[2]
4. Samuel Martin - Born: 1726 - Death: Unknown^[2]
5. Lucy Martin - Born: 20 August 1726 - Death: Unknown^[2]
6. Idom or Isom Martin - Born: 1728 - Death: Unknown^[2]
7. John Martin - Born: About 1731 - Death: 26 January 1821^[2]
8. Esther Martin - Born: 1732 - Death: Unknown^[2]
9. Sarah Martin - Born: 1732 - Death: Unknown^[2]
10. Jane Martin - Born: 1736 - Death: Unknown^[2]
11. Mildred Martin - Born: 1738 - Death 1786^[2]
12. Ann Martin - Born: 1740 - Death: Unknown^[2]

Research Notes

• Jane's profile originally had the birth estimates of 1698 and 1715. If born in 1715 she would have been either age 5 or age 11 when her first child was born. The birth estimate has been changed to 1710 to match Grose until a better source is found. These dates are still in questions as six of her children would have been born before marriage (if you use the dates in this bio, not 1635 and later as found online). The 1698 marriage works better with her children, but then makes her father age 14 when he had her.(Silva-1055 12:12, 19 February 2019 (UTC))

• Fact: Burial (23 November 1778)
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Engaged in a land transfer with John Martin on Nov 23, 1788. Cumberland Co., Virginia will book page 523.

Jane was born about 1715. She passed away in 1778. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Grose, S E. Nelson County Virginia Heritage (Nelson: S E Grose, 2002), p 84.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15} "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYKK-ZGR
3. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Katie Thies.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 November 2020, 23:27), entry for Jane Bridgewater(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCMD-FRD); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Bridgewater-33 created through the import of YOUNG.ged on Jul 12, 2011 by Zak Young. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Zak and others.